Headbanger Mosh has officially announced that The Headbangers will compete in their final match on July 23, 2026. The decision marks the end of a career that began in June 1993 and spanned over three decades in the professional wrestling industry. During an appearance on Insight With Chris Van Vliet, Mosh explained the decision.
Mosh noted that while his body isn’t necessarily “beat up,” he has noticed he does not move the same way he did in his prime. He wants to avoid a decline in quality that would be noticeable to fans or leave him feeling like he wasn’t contributing to the match.
“We are having our last in-ring match,” Mosh said. “I think I’m at the point now where I’ve always said it. People ask me, like, you know, I’m 54 now, and are like, How much longer are you going to do it? My answer has always been, as long as I feel like I’m contributing and I’m having fun and promoters want to pay me what we want, that’s the biggest thing. But my big thing is, is the last couple of times it says all long as I have fun the last couple times, maybe haven’t been as much fun.”
A significant factor in his decision is his current role as a guest coach at the WWE Performance Center. Mosh revealed that a scare with a botched belly-to-back suplex at an independent show made him realize that an injury could jeopardize his coaching opportunities.
“And just factor in not having as much fun, and then factor in the fact that now, if I get injured, I’m at the point where it’s going to take me longer to recover,” Mosh explained. “I’m older, it’s going to take me longer to recover. I could miss out on other opportunities I have. And you know, the risk is always there to get hurt, but why am I doing that now? Like I don’t need to do it anymore. It’s a fun hobby, and the fund’s kind of coming down, and I don’t want to, I don’t want to hurt a possibility of not being able to go back to the PC.”
The travel schedule has also played a role in the decision. Mosh described the grueling reality of early morning flights and late-night returns, questioning the purpose of the hustle at this stage in his life.
“Glen and I joke around all the time, like we’re up at five o’clock in the morning, sitting at the airport waiting to fly out at six o’clock, and we’re like, why are we doing this?” Mosh said. “And then we get to the show, and then we were in the locker room. We’re with all the boys. We’re like, Oh, this is why we’re doing it. And then we get in the ring and go, Oh, this is why we’re doing it. And then, you know, you get back to the hotel at 2am you have to get up at five to go to airport. And I go, why are we doing this? I think some of the funds going away.”
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